You can connect a mail server to DCImanager 6. DCImanager 6 uses the mail server to recover platform user passwords and send notifications.

To connect a mail server:

  1. Enter Mail settings → Configure.
  2. Select the mail service to be connected:
    • Custom mail — use the mailbox at the user's own server
    • Gmail;
    • Yandex.Mail;
    • Mail.ru.

      If you use Gmail or Yandex Mail, allow third-party clients to connect via SMTP in the settings of your mail service:

  3. If you connect your own server:
    1. Specify the domain or public IP address of the Outgoing mail server;
    2. Specify the SMTP Port;
    3. Enable the Use SSL/TLS option to use the encrypted protocol.
  4. If the server requires authorization:
    1. Enable the Authorization on the mail server option.
    2. Specify the mailbox address in the Login field.
    3. Specify the Password to connect.
  5. To check the connection settings, you can send a test email from a specified server. To do this, enter an Email address in the Test email box and click Send a test email.
  6. Press Save to connect the mail server.

To not use the connected server, go to → Mail settingsDo not use the mail serverDisable. 

Example of mail server configuration